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Please don't forget Palestine...

Just a reminder amid all the news of war and human suffering around the world, that Palestine is in turmoil. Their land has been stolen from them, they barely have food and water, aid is not reaching them, and without our voice, this unjust humanitarian crisis will continue to harm many innocent people. A_RHeadlines:Aid door to Lebanon closed: UN agenciesUnited Nations humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday they were still largely blocked from bringing relief supplies into Lebanon and from getting injured and chronically sick people to hospitals.The agencies spoke just before Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said his government would allow aid airlifts through its air and sea blockade to its northern neighbor.But the first reaction was that the Israeli move did little to solve the immediate humanitarian crisis."It is enormously frustrating to be right on the back doorstep of Lebanon and ready to move in with hundreds of tonnes of aid, but the door remains closed," spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis of the refugee agency UNHCR told a news briefing.

Rwanda: Canadian Ambassador LeavesThe Canadian Ambassador to Rwanda, Jim Wall is set to leave after serving for three and a half years. Speaking to The New Times Tuesday 25 at Village Urugwiro after bidding...

Australian senator suggests equal vote for N.B.The president of the Australian Senate says smaller Canadian provinces like New Brunswick could benefit from an elected Senate.But Paul Calvert said that would be more likely to happen if all provinces had equal representation in the Senate.Calvert is visiting Fredericton as a guest of the speaker of Canada's Senate, Noel Kinsella of New Brunswick.

Jealous lovers may soon have an alternative to sniffing for perfume to catch a cheating mate: Just follow their license plate.In recent years, police around the country have started to use powerful infrared cameras to read plates and catch carjackers and ticket scofflaws. But the technology will soon migrate into the private sector, and morph into a tool for tracking individual motorists' movements, says former policeman Andy Bucholz, who's on the board of Virginia-based G2 Tactics, a manufacturer of the technology.

Canadian Agriculture Worries About Opportunities LostThe Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is deeply disappointed with the suspension of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. “Every Canadian farmer or rancher who depends on international trade has been dealt a serious setback,” said CCA President Hugh Lynch-Staunton, “And the export-dependent sectors account for nearly ninety percent of Canadian agriculture.”

Arrested Bush dissenters eye courtsWhen school was canceled to accommodate a campaign visit byPresident Bush' , the two 55-year-old teachers reckoned the time was ripe to voice their simmering discontent with the administration's policies.Christine Nelson showed up at the Cedar Rapids rally with a Kerry-Edwards button pinned on her T-shirt; Alice McCabe clutched a small, paper sign stating "No More War." What could be more American, they thought, than mixing a little dissent with the bunting and buzz of a get-out-the-vote rally headlined by the president?Their reward: a pair of handcuffs and a strip search at the county jail.

Kenya: State Wants Duty-Free Shops Case DeferredMr Ali seeks compensation from the Kenyan government and top officials of former ruling party Kanu for allegedly depriving him of his duty free shops in Nairobi and Mombasa. The case has been raging for the last six years at the Hague.The letter is signed by Solicitor-General Wanjuki Muchemi on behalf of the Government, and Mr Paul Muite, who is representing Mr Ali, a Canadian national.

HOUSING State Minister Michael Werikhe, has said he has secured a number of Canadian firms that are willing to invest in the housing sector in Uganda.Werikhe told Daily Monitor on July 12, that he has been on a three-week tour of Canada looking for investors in housing and other sectors.